Sanitary cigarette rolling device



Nov. 1, 1932. E. A. K. STANGER SANITARY CIGARETTE ROLLING DEVICE FiledNov. 3, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet I nvenlor 1932- E. A. K. STANGER SANITARYCIGARETTE ROLLING DEVICE- F'iled NOV. 5, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventorz. 09%? (Fm/ye, h 9 W If a Patented Nov. 1, 1932 EDDY A. K.'STANGER, onooLuMBUs; onro SANITARY CIGARETTE ROLLING DEVICE Application filedIQ'ovemberB, 1931; Serial No. 572,868..

' This invention relates to cigarette rolling;

devicesfand has for its object to provide a simple and effective deviceinto which tobacco may be. deposited and rolled to cylindrical 1; formand subsequentlyejected from the device into the wrapper of the.cigarette which has' previously been rolled" into the proper tubularform.

A still further object of the invention is to 10 provide in a device ofthe character'above' mentioned means for retaining one end of thecigarette wrapper in alinement with the discharge end of the device toinsure proper feed ing, and to facilitate such feedingfrom the device tothe wrapper. 7

These and other objects are obtained by the construction described indetail in the follow ing specification and clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device, the parts being shown inposition subsequent to receiving a charge of tobacco.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the 7 device.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevational view therethrough,clearly showing the manner of holding one end of the wrapper inalinement with the'dischargeend of the de- 1 v1ce.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line4+4. of Fig ure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of one end portion of the troughpart of the dev1ce.

With reference more in detail to the drawings it will be seen that Iprovide a trough 5 that is preferably formed from a tube, and

i I provided with a slot 6 elongated longitudinally to provide a mouthor entrance'opening for the trough. The ends of the trough are closed bycaps 7 8, each of which on one side is provided with an annular groove 9accommodating a proximate end of the trough 5.

Adjacent each end thereof the trough 5 is provided with an exteriorannular groove 10 within which is a ring 11 preferably .formed of springwire, and serving to key a cap to the end of the trough, each cap beingprovided with an internal circular groove 12 for registry with a groove10 and receiving a portion of the key ring 11. (The rings 11 serve-toretain the knobs 7 and Son the ends'of the trough 5 against axialdisplacement, but permit of relative rotation ofthe trough and the knobs7 and 8. 5

' A'cigarette rolling apron 13 in the form. of a piece of fabric orother suitable ma terial, preferably spring metal, of suitabledimensions, being preferably of elongated rectangular shape, is adjacentone longitudinal edgethereof, rolled or wrapped into fixed engagementabout a rod 14, the same being adapted for arrangement within the trough5 and having its end secured in socket's 15 provided in the caps orknobs7 and 8. At a relatively opposite longitudinal edge thereof the apron'13 is likewise engaged with a second rod 16 theends of which areengageable with proximate ends of the trough 5 and serve to retain thisend of the apron 13 exteriorly of the trough, the apron extendingthrough the, slot' 6 as is clearly 1 shown. At this last mentioned edgethe apron 13 is also provided with. a flange or finger hold 17. o One ofthe knobs orjcaps for example the cap 8 is provided with an axialopening '18 through which is slidable an ejector rod 19 for ejecting thepacked charge of tobacco through an axial outlet opening 20 provided inthe other of the caps or knobs, for example the cap or knob 7 At itsouter side the cap'or knob 7 is pro vided with an axialcylindricalprojection 21 which at its outer end is beveled and providesa scoop like discharge mouth for the opening 20. The mouth 21in actualpractice is insertable in one end of the cigaret-te'wrapper 0 22when thelatter has been rolled into proper tubular form as suggested in Figure3. p

In actual practice the apron13 is in an unwound condition, the majorportion thereof projecting from the trough 5 through the slot 6 of thetrough. Preferably, the inner portion of the apron ispermitted to sag orextend inwardly so as'toform a trough like portion into which is placedthe tobacco.

Next, the cap forming knobs 7, 8 which have their peripheries knurled orotherwise roughened are rotated relativeto the trough 5 either by movingthe knobs over a flat surface as for example a table or by rotating theknobs or caps 7 and 8 by grasping each between the thumb and forefingerof each hand.

In this manner, the apron 13 is wound upon itself in the form of a rollabout the tobacco as suggested in Figure 4. The pressure applied to thetobacco by rolling the apron 13 will tend to force the tobacco to wardthe ends of the device and will serve to compress the tobacco evenlythroughout the length of the apron.

The cigarette is rolled until the ends of the rod 16 engage the endportions of the trough 5.

One end of a tube forming the wrapper of the cigarette and which is inthe nature of a usual cigarette paper rolled in the form of a tube andhaving its ends sealed in a manner desired, is arranged totelescopically:

receive the mouth 21. The ejector rod 19 is then moved inwardly andthrough the rolled apron 13 thus forcing the tobacco in its rolled andcompressed form outwardly through the opening 20 and into the tube 23for filling the same and completing the male.- ing of the cigarette. Asis a parent when the tobacco has been placed within the tube or wrapper23, the latter may then be rem v d from. i s alining p sition with thedischarge opening 20.

Even though I have herein shown and de-. scribed the prctevrlffidembodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the same issusceptible of changes, modifications and improvements coming within thescope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a cigarette rolling device,'a trough like container, disk likemembers arranged at relatively opposite ends of the container, meansengaging said disk like membersand proximate portions of saidcontainerfor reta n ng said members against xia displa ment butpermitting said members to rotate relative to the container and arolling apron provided adjacent one edge thereof with means engagingsaid disk like members.

A cigarette rolling device comprising" a substantially tubularcontainer, a rolling apron, means for rolling the apron into a tubeelongated longitudinally of the container, and an ejector slidablelongitudinally of the container for advancing the contents of the apronnto a wrapper.

' 3, A cigarette rolling device comprisinga container open at its ends,rotatable caps closing said ends, a rod connecting said caps interiorlyof the container, and a rolling apron secured atone end to said rod.

4. A cigarette rolling device comprising a tubular container provided onone side with an opening elongated longitudinally, a cap on each end ofthe container and provided with a circular groove receiving a proximateend of the container, inter-engaging means on the cap and on theproximate end of the container within the groove to retain the cap onsaid end of the container, a rolling apron, and means connecting theapron adjacent one end thereof with said caps.

5. A cigarette rolling device comprising a trough, cap rotatably mountedon each end of the trough and provided with a centrally locatedaperture, one of said caps having a tubular portion alining with theopening in said cap for telescopic reception within one end of acigarette wrapper, a rolling apron, means conne ting the apron at oneend there:

of interiorly of the trough with said caps,

and an ejector insertable into the trough through the opening in theother of said caps. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDDY A, STANGER.

